The first Catholic Church administrative official convicted of endangering the welfare of children abused by other priests will get another chance at trial under a Pennsylvania Superior Court decision.
A split three-judge panel of the state Superior Court on Tuesday vacated the sentence of Monsignor William J. Lynn, who was previously sentenced to three to six years’ incarceration. Along with reversing the sentence, the ruling in Commonwealth v. Lynn remanded Lynn’s case for a new trial.
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